Side courtyard.

The maid Xiaoman would open the door from time to time to take a look.

I saw Chen Wei sitting in a rocking chair, in front of her was a mahogany window frame with exquisitely carved tortoise shell brocade. She held a book in both hands and looked out the window with unfocused eyes.

She saw this scene through the window curtains.

Xie Yuchuan, who rushed over, stood at the door in a daze, as if hesitating whether to take the initiative to surrender to Chen Wei this time.

But after a while, a maid suddenly appeared.

With just one sentence, he called Xie Yuchuan away: "My Lord, something bad has happened! My concubine seems to have had a miscarriage, please go and take a look!"

Yes.

There is more than just the legal wife Qin Shuyu in the mansion.

He also took two concubines.

All of this was paid by Xie Yuchuan before he went on the expedition.

The same month that Xie Yuchuan brought her back home, Aunt Zhao plotted to have a big fight with Xie Yuchuan, and then took advantage of the cold war between them and Xie Yuchuan and went to bed with him when he was drunk.

I am now eight months pregnant.

This matter has always been a thorn in her heart, but the stupid and brainless girl in the book is willing to give up all her dignity for Xie Yuchuan.

Chen Wei laughed out loud: "We are all birds in a cage, why bother to fight each other? Winning three points of land, losing will destroy half of your body."

"I was also spoiled growing up. I was their only daughter, so they loved me 100%, taught me to love myself, and took me all over China."

"How could I betray my mother and father's education for a man like this?"

"ridiculous......."

Xiaoman looked at Chen Wei, who was laughing until tears came out, and was puzzled. During the days of house arrest, Miss Shen did not smash anything, but instead asked for a bunch of books to read for three days.

Are you still smiling out the window for no apparent reason?

What's with the cage and the bird? How come she doesn't understand?

“Miss Shen, have some soup.”

"Just leave it there." Chen Wei restrained his smile and picked up the bowl calmly.

He scooped a mouthful of chicken soup into his mouth.

Chen Wei suddenly felt her stomach churning, and the greasy smell almost made her vomit.

Paused.

She endured the nausea and forced the chicken soup down her throat.

Xiaoman put away the bowl, thought for a moment and then advised: "Miss Shen, the Marquis treats you so well that you are truly one in a million. You should be content. Why dream of something impossible?"

"Besides, a woman should be dignified and gentle. If you continue to act like you did today... the Marquis will sooner or later be disgusted with you."

Chen Wei wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and said with amusement, "Is Madam dignified and gentle enough?"

"That's natural."

"Is he virtuous and talented enough?"

“Everyone in Kyoto knows this.”

"Then why does Xie Yuchuan dislike her?"

The words Xiaoman wanted to say were suddenly stuck in her mouth. She was speechless for a moment, and her eyes gradually widened in surprise.

"Perhaps... the Marquis has not yet realized how good the lady is."

"The Xie family and the Qin family have been friends for a hundred years. They have been childhood sweethearts for more than ten years. Isn't it enough to use more than ten years to see whether a woman is good or not?" Chen Wei said.

Xiaoman opened her mouth to say something in rebuttal, but suddenly, she couldn't continue.

There was even a moment of self-doubt...

Yeah, why?

Qin Shuyu is impeccable in both appearance and manners, so why does the Marquis dislike him?

Who among her and all the servants in the mansion didn't despise Chen Wei? Who didn't think that only a lady was worthy of a man's affection? Who wasn't convinced that Chen Wei could only retain the Marquis's heart by becoming docile...

But isn’t the lady gentle enough?

But did she keep it?

"Want to know?" Chen Wei's smile was filled with sadness and pity.

She took out a wooden box from the drawer, touched Xiaoman's hair, and said, "Send this thing to Miss Qin in the main courtyard, and I will tell you the reason."

Xiaoman left with the box in his hands, his mind in a daze.

Chen Wei was stunned for a moment.

He picked up the book again, then put it down again. "In this era, the mortality rate for women giving birth is as high as 15%. The probability of a difficult birth is between 40% and 60%. If there is heavy bleeding, death is certain."

"Thirty percent of men commit domestic violence and don't treat their wives as human beings at all."

"In an era where men are superior to women, women are no different from pets."

"Unable to bear this kind of life, many women committed suicide by jumping into the river or hanging themselves."

"But they can't do anything about it. This is the secular concept they've been raised with. Everyone thinks it's normal, but I'm really tired of this oppressive feeling. I may not even be able to save myself."

"A widow without a husband or children can establish her own household."

"But even if a woman is able to register as a householder, as an orphan with no money or power to support her, the outcome won't be much better. This path is too difficult to take. Can I do it..."

"Mom, I miss you so much. What should I do..."

Many memories flashed through Chen Wei's mind. She looked at the side yard where she had been locked up for three days and three nights and laughed sadly.

Be obedient and stop thinking about it.

Chen Wei, don’t think about it.

With just one word from Xie Yuchuan, you can be imprisoned in this house of dozens of square meters for the rest of your life.

Yes, if he wants to.

When the day comes that you are completely despised, you won’t even know how you died in this deep mansion!

"I have no choice." Chen Wei closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, the dejection in his eyes had completely disappeared.

She stood up, took off the outer clothes that were hindering her movement, and began to do horse stance with a water bottle in both hands.

After the lights go out at night, she will continue to do planks, stepping, and punching 500 times.

Women in ancient times rarely went out and were weak and frail.

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